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Monk ‘used tortoise to entice children then sexually abused them’ on remote holy island
• Dec. 10, 2024, 5:34 AM ET (The Telegraph)
monk, man who separates himself from society and lives either alone (a hermit or anchorite) or in an organized community in order to devote himself full time to religious life. See monasticism.